Every year, millions of letters never reach their intended destinations. Why? Bad addresses. Besides unintelligible handwriting, one of the biggest issues is improper street abbreviations. When sending mail, it’s important to use the correct street suffix abbreviation. This will help ensure that your mail gets delivered to the right place.
What are the street suffix abbreviations in USA?
There are many different street suffix abbreviations recognized by the USPS. Here is a table of the most common street suffix abbreviations in the USA, along with their meanings:
| Primary Street Suffix | Common Abbreviation | Standard Postal Service Abbreviation |
|---|---|---|
| ALLEY | ALLEE | ALY |
| ALLEY | ||
| ALLY | ||
| ALY | ||
| ANEX | ANEX | ANX |
| ANNEX | ||
| ANNX | ||
| ANX | ||
| ARCADE | ARC | ARC |
| ARCADE | ||
| AVENUE | AV | AVE |
| AVE | ||
| AVEN | ||
| AVENU | ||
| AVENUE | ||
| AVN | ||
| AVNUE | ||
| BAYOU | BAYOO | BYU |
| BAYOU | ||
| BEACH | BCH | BCH |
| BEACH | ||
| BEND | BEND | BND |
| BND | ||
| BLUFF | BLF | BLF |
| BLUF | ||
| BLUFF | ||
| BLUFFS | BLUFFS | BLFS |
| BOTTOM | BOT | BTM |
| BTM | ||
| BOTTM | ||
| BOTTOM | ||
| BOULEVARD | BLVD | BLVD |
| BOUL | ||
| BOULEVARD | ||
| BOULV | ||
| BRANCH | BR | BR |
| BRNCH | ||
| BRANCH | ||
| BRIDGE | BRDGE | BRG |
| BRG | ||
| BRIDGE | ||
| BROOK | BRK | BRK |
| BROOK | ||
| BROOKS | BROOKS | BRKS |
| BURG | BURG | BG |
| BURGS | BURGS | BGS |
| BYPASS | BYP | BYP |
| BYPA | ||
| BYPAS | ||
| BYPASS | ||
| BYPS | ||
| CAMP | CAMP | CP |
| CP | ||
| CMP | ||
| CANYON | CANYN | CYN |
| CANYON | ||
| CNYN | ||
| CAPE | CAPE | CPE |
| CPE | ||
| CAUSEWAY | CAUSEWAY | CSWY |
| CAUSWA | ||
| CSWY | ||
| CENTER | CEN | CTR |
| CENT | ||
| CENTER | ||
| CENTR | ||
| CENTRE | ||
| CNTER | ||
| CNTR | ||
| CTR | ||
| CENTERS | CENTERS | CTRS |
| CIRCLE | CIR | CIR |
| CIRC | ||
| CIRCL | ||
| CIRCLE | ||
| CRCL | ||
| CRCLE | ||
| CIRCLES | CIRCLES | CIRS |
| CLIFF | CLF | CLF |
| CLIFF | ||
| CLIFFS | CLFS | CLFS |
| CLIFFS | ||
| CLUB | CLB | CLB |
| CLUB | ||
| COMMON | COMMON | CMN |
| COMMONS | COMMONS | CMNS |
| CORNER | COR | COR |
| CORNER | ||
| CORNERS | CORNERS | CORS |
| CORS | ||
| COURSE | COURSE | CRSE |
| CRSE | ||
| COURT | COURT | CT |
| CT | ||
| COURTS | COURTS | CTS |
| CTS | ||
| COVE | COVE | CV |
| CV | ||
| COVES | COVES | CVS |
| CREEK | CREEK | CRK |
| CRK | ||
| CRESCENT | CRESCENT | CRES |
| CRES | ||
| CRSENT | ||
| CRSNT | ||
| CREST | CREST | CRST |
| CROSSING | CROSSING | |
| CRSSNG | ||
| CROSSROAD | CROSSROAD | XRD |
| CROSSROADS | CROSSROADS | XRDS |
| CURVE | CURVE | CURV |
| DALE | DALE | DL |
| DL | ||
| DAM | DAM | DM |
| DM | ||
| DIVIDE | DIV | DV |
| DIVIDE | ||
| DV | ||
| DVD | ||
| DRIVE | DR | DR |
| DRIV | ||
| DRIVE | ||
| DRV | ||
| DRIVES | DRIVES | DRS |
| ESTATE | EST | EST |
| ESTATE | ||
| ESTATES | ESTATES | ESTS |
| ESTS | ||
| EXPRESSWAY | EXP | EXPY |
| EXPR | ||
| EXPRESS | ||
| EXPRESSWAY | ||
| EXPW | ||
| EXPY | ||
| EXTENSION | EXT | EXT |
| EXTENSION | ||
| EXTN | ||
| EXTNSN | ||
| EXTENSIONS | EXTS | EXTS |
| FALL | FALL | FALL |
| FALLS | FALLS | FLS |
| FLS | ||
| FERRY | FERRY | FRY |
| FRRY | ||
| FRY | ||
| FIELD | FIELD | FLD |
| FLD | ||
| FIELDS | FIELDS | FLDS |
| FLDS | ||
| FLAT | FLAT | FLT |
| FLT | ||
| FLATS | FLATS | FLTS |
| FLTS | ||
| FORD | FORD | FRD |
| FRD | ||
| FORDS | FORDS | FRDS |
| FOREST | FOREST | FRST |
| FORESTS | ||
| FRST | ||
| FORGE | FORG | FRG |
| FORGE | ||
| FRG | ||
| FORGES | FORGES | FRGS |
| FORK | FORK | FRK |
| FRK | ||
| FORKS | FORKS | FRKS |
| FRKS | ||
| FORT | FORT | FT |
| FRT | ||
| FT | ||
| FREEWAY | FREEWAY | FWY |
| FREEWY | ||
| FRWAY | ||
| FRWY | ||
| FWY | ||
| GARDEN | GARDEN | GDN |
| GARDN | ||
| GRDEN | ||
| GRDN | ||
| GARDENS | GARDENS | GDNS |
| GDNS | ||
| GRDNS | ||
| GATEWAY | GATEWAY | GTWY |
| GATEWY | ||
| GATWAY | ||
| GTWAY | ||
| GTWY | ||
| GLEN | GLEN | GLN |
| GLN | ||
| GLENS | GLENS | GLNS |
| GREEN | GREEN | GRN |
| GRN | ||
| GREENS | GREENS | GRNS |
| GROVE | GROV | GRV |
| GROVE | ||
| GRV | ||
| GROVES | GROVES | GRVS |
| HARBOR | HARB | HBR |
| HARBOR | ||
| HARBR | ||
| HBR | ||
| HRBOR | ||
| HARBORS | HARBORS | HBRS |
| HAVEN | HAVEN | HVN |
| HVN | ||
| HEIGHTS | HT | HTS |
| HTS | ||
| HIGHWAY | HIGHWAY | HWY |
| HIGHWY | ||
| HIWAY | ||
| HIWY | ||
| HWAY | ||
| HWY | ||
| HILL | HILL | HL |
| HL | ||
| HILLS | HILLS | HLS |
| HLS | ||
| HOLLOW | HLLW | HOLW |
| HOLLOW | ||
| HOLLOWS | ||
| HOLW | ||
| HOLWS | ||
| INLET | INLT | INLT |
| ISLAND | IS | IS |
| ISLAND | ||
| ISLND | ||
| ISLANDS | ISLANDS | ISS |
| ISLNDS | ||
| ISS | ||
| ISLE | ISLE | ISLE |
| ISLES | ||
| JUNCTION | JCT | JCT |
| JCTION | ||
| JCTN | ||
| JUNCTION | ||
| JUNCTN | ||
| JUNCTON | ||
| JUNCTIONS | JCTNS | JCTS |
| JCTS | ||
| JUNCTIONS | ||
| KEY | KEY | KY |
| KY | ||
| KEYS | KEYS | KYS |
| KYS | ||
| KNOLL | KNL | KNL |
| KNOL | ||
| KNOLL | ||
| KNOLLS | KNLS | KNLS |
| KNOLLS | ||
| LAKE | LK | LK |
| LAKE | ||
| LAKES | LKS | LKS |
| LAKES | ||
| LAND | LAND | LAND |
| LANDING | LANDING | LNDG |
| LNDG | ||
| LNDNG | ||
| LANE | LANE | LN |
| LN | ||
| LIGHT | LGT | LGT |
| LIGHT | ||
| LIGHTS | LIGHTS | LGTS |
| LOAF | LF | LF |
| LOAF | ||
| LOCK | LCK | LCK |
| LOCK | ||
| LOCKS | LCKS | LCKS |
| LOCKS | ||
| LODGE | LDG | LDG |
| LDGE | ||
| LODG | ||
| LODGE | ||
| LOOP | LOOP | LOOP |
| LOOPS | ||
| MALL | MALL | MALL |
| MANOR | MNR | MNR |
| MANOR | ||
| MANORS | MANORS | MNRS |
| MNRS | ||
| MEADOW | MEADOW | MDW |
| MEADOWS | MDW | MDWS |
| MDWS | ||
| MEADOWS | ||
| MEDOWS | ||
| MEWS | MEWS | MEWS |
| MILL | MILL | ML |
| MILLS | MILLS | MLS |
| MISSION | MISSN | MSN |
| MSSN | ||
| MOTORWAY | MOTORWAY | MTWY |
| MOUNT | MNT | MT |
| MT | ||
| MOUNT | ||
| MOUNTAIN | MNTAIN | MTN |
| MNTN | ||
| MOUNTAIN | ||
| MOUNTIN | ||
| MTIN | ||
| MTN | ||
| MOUNTAINS | MNTNS | MTNS |
| MOUNTAINS | ||
| NECK | NCK | NCK |
| NECK | ||
| ORCHARD | ORCH | ORCH |
| ORCHARD | ||
| ORCHRD | ||
| OVAL | OVAL | OVAL |
| OVL | ||
| OVERPASS | OVERPASS | OPAS |
| PARK | PARK | PARK |
| PRK | ||
| PARKS | PARKS | PARK |
| PARKWAY | PARKWAY | PKWY |
| PARKWY | ||
| PKWAY | ||
| PKWY | ||
| PKY | ||
| PARKWAYS | PARKWAYS | PKWY |
| PKWYS | ||
| PASS | PASS | PASS |
| PASSAGE | PASSAGE | PSGE |
| PATH | PATH | PATH |
| PATHS | ||
| PIKE | PIKE | PIKE |
| PIKES | ||
| PINE | PINE | PNE |
| PINES | PINES | PNES |
| PNES | ||
| PLACE | PL | PL |
| PLAIN | PLAIN | PLN |
| PLN | ||
| PLAINS | PLAINS | PLNS |
| PLNS | ||
| PLAZA | PLAZA | PLZ |
| PLZ | ||
| PLZA | ||
| POINT | POINT | PT |
| PT | ||
| POINTS | POINTS | PTS |
| PTS | ||
| PORT | PORT | PRT |
| PRT | ||
| PORTS | PORTS | PRTS |
| PRTS | ||
| PRAIRIE | PR | PR |
| PRAIRIE | ||
| PRR | ||
| RADIAL | RAD | RADL |
| RADIAL | ||
| RADIEL | ||
| RADL | ||
| RAMP | RAMP | RAMP |
| RANCH | RANCH | RNCH |
| RANCHES | ||
| RNCH | ||
| RNCHS | ||
| RAPID | RAPID | RPD |
| RPD | ||
| RAPIDS | RAPIDS | RPDS |
| RPDS | ||
| REST | REST | RST |
| RST | ||
| RIDGE | RDG | RDG |
| RDGE | ||
| RIDGE | ||
| RIDGES | RDGS | RDGS |
| RIDGES | ||
| RIVER | RIV | RIV |
| RIVER | ||
| RVR | ||
| RIVR | ||
| ROAD | RD | RD |
| ROAD | ||
| ROADS | ROADS | RDS |
| RDS | ||
| ROUTE | ROUTE | RTE |
| ROW | ROW | ROW |
| RUE | RUE | RUE |
| RUN | RUN | RUN |
| SHOAL | SHL | SHL |
| SHOAL | ||
| SHOALS | SHLS | SHLS |
| SHOALS | ||
| SHORE | SHOAR | SHR |
| SHORE | ||
| SHR | ||
| SHORES | SHOARS | SHRS |
| SHORES | ||
| SHRS | ||
| SKYWAY | SKYWAY | SKWY |
| SPRING | SPG | SPG |
| SPNG | ||
| SPRING | ||
| SPRNG | ||
| SPRINGS | SPGS | SPGS |
| SPNGS | ||
| SPRINGS | ||
| SPRNGS | ||
| SPUR | SPUR | SPUR |
| SPURS | SPURS | SPUR |
| SQUARE | SQ | SQ |
| SQR | ||
| SQRE | ||
| SQU | ||
| SQUARE | ||
| SQUARES | SQRS | SQS |
| SQUARES | ||
| STATION | STA | STA |
| STATION | ||
| STATN | ||
| STN | ||
| STRAVENUE | STRA | STRA |
| STRAV | ||
| STRAVEN | ||
| STRAVENUE | ||
| STRAVN | ||
| STRVN | ||
| STRVNUE | ||
| STREAM | STREAM | STRM |
| STREME | ||
| STRM | ||
| STREET | STREET | ST |
| STRT | ||
| ST | ||
| STR | ||
| STREETS | STREETS | STS |
| SUMMIT | SMT | SMT |
| SUMIT | ||
| SUMITT | ||
| SUMMIT | ||
| TERRACE | TER | TER |
| TERR | ||
| TERRACE | ||
| THROUGHWAY | THROUGHWAY | TRWY |
| TRACE | TRACE | TRCE |
| TRACES | ||
| TRCE | ||
| TRACK | TRACK | TRAK |
| TRACKS | ||
| TRAK | ||
| TRK | ||
| TRKS | ||
| TRAFFICWAY | TRAFFICWAY | TRFY |
| TRAIL | TRAIL | TRL |
| TRAILS | ||
| TRL | ||
| TRLS | ||
| TRAILER | TRAILER | TRLR |
| TRLR | ||
| TRLRS | ||
| TUNNEL | TUNEL | TUNL |
| TUNL | ||
| TUNLS | ||
| TUNNEL | ||
| TUNNELS | ||
| TUNNL | ||
| TURNPIKE | TRNPK | TPKE |
| TURNPIKE | ||
| TURNPK | ||
| UNDERPASS | UNDERPASS | UPAS |
| UNION | UN | UN |
| UNION | ||
| UNIONS | UNIONS | UNS |
| VALLEY | VALLEY | VLY |
| VALLY | ||
| VLLY | ||
| VLY | ||
| VALLEYS | VALLEYS | VLYS |
| VLYS | ||
| VIADUCT | VDCT | VIA |
| VIA | ||
| VIADCT | ||
| VIADUCT | ||
| VIEW | VIEW | VW |
| VW | ||
| VIEWS | VIEWS | VWS |
| VWS | ||
| VILLAGE | VILL | VLG |
| VILLAG | ||
| VILLAGE | ||
| VILLG | ||
| VILLIAGE | ||
| VLG | ||
| VILLAGES | VILLAGES | VLGS |
| VLGS | ||
| VILLE | VILLE | VL |
| VL | ||
| VISTA | VIS | VIS |
| VIST | ||
| VISTA | ||
| VST | ||
| VSTA | ||
| WALK | WALK | WALK |
| WALKS | WALKS | WALK |
| WALL | WALL | WALL |
| WAY | WY | WAY |
| WAY | ||
| WAYS | WAYS | WAYS |
| WELL | WELL | WL |
| WELLS | WELLS | WLS |
| WLS |
Hopefully this list was helpful. Have you heard of all these street suffix abbreviations before? Let us know in the comments.
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